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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I won't pretend to know what's going to happen in the future, but it just seems our defense has that one bad stat. Pretty much everything else is on a break neck pace: points, pass yards per game, sacks, pass yards per attempt, etc.

Truthfully, we don't even allow a ton of yards on the ground; we just give them up at a higher clip than most other teams. Attribute that to the bad game against Philly and Pryor/Fitzpatrick running on us or what have you. I don't think anyone is worried about that and certainly no one that actually watches us play thinks our run defense is a weakness.

Something to also note, its obvious that our defense is still stellar without the turnovers. There was some concern, mostly from rival fans on this board, that we might not be able to remain so strong on defense without the help of the ridiculous turnover rate we were enjoying early in the season. In the past three games, I can only remember forcing two turnovers- the game-clinching strip by Tamba and Bess's muffed punt. Yet we're still winning games and still haven't allowed more than 17 points in any game.

We have a much tougher go of it coming up in the second half of the season but I still feel good about where we stand on defense.

We beat the Texans in spite of being BEHIND in the turnover margin for that game.